PART I
STATE POLICY

(a) Each state department, institution or agency shall review its policies and practices to insure that they are consistent with the state's environmental policy as set forth
in sections 22a-1 and 22a-1a.

(b) (1) Each sponsoring agency shall, prior to a decision to prepare an environmental impact evaluation pursuant to subsection (c) of this section for an action which may
significantly affect the environment, conduct an early public scoping process.

(2) To initiate an early public scoping process, the sponsoring agency shall provide
notice on a form that has been approved by the Council on Environmental Quality,
which shall include, but not be limited to, the date, time and location of any proposed
public scoping meeting and the duration of the public comment period pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection, to the council, the Office of Policy and Management and
any other state agency whose activities may reasonably be expected to affect or be
affected by the proposed action.

(3) Members of the public and any interested state agency representatives may submit comments on the nature and extent of any environmental impacts of the proposed
action during the thirty days following the publication of the notice of the early public
scoping process pursuant to this section.

(4) A public scoping meeting shall be held at the discretion of the sponsoring agency
or if twenty-five persons or an association having not less than twenty-five persons
requests such a meeting within ten days of the publication of the notice in the Environmental Monitor. A public scoping meeting shall be held not less than ten days following
the notice of the proposed action in the Environmental Monitor. The public comment
period shall remain open for at least five days following the meeting.

(5) A sponsoring agency shall provide the following at a public scoping meeting:
(A) A description of the proposed action; (B) a description of the purpose and need of
the proposed action; (C) a list of the criteria for a site for the proposed action; (D) a list
of potential sites for the proposed action; (E) the resources of any proposed site for the
proposed action; (F) the environmental limitations of such sites; (G) potential alternatives to the proposed action; and (H) any information the sponsoring agency deems
necessary.

(6) Any agency submitting comments or participating in the public scoping meeting
pursuant to this section shall include, to the extent practicable, but not be limited to,
information about (A) the resources of any proposed site for the proposed action, (B)
any plans of the commenting agency that may affect or be affected by the proposed
action, (C) any permits or approvals that may be necessary for the proposed action, and
(D) any appropriate measures that would mitigate the impact of the proposed action,
including, but not limited to, recommendations as to preferred sites for the proposed
action or alternatives for the proposed action that have not been identified by the sponsoring agency.

(7) The sponsoring agency shall consider any comments received pursuant to this
section or any information obtained during the public scoping meeting in selecting the
proposed actions to be addressed in the environmental impact evaluation and shall evaluate in its environmental impact evaluation any substantive issues raised during the early
public scoping process that pertain to a proposed action or site or alternative actions
or sites.

(c) Each state department, institution or agency responsible for the primary recommendation or initiation of actions which may significantly affect the environment shall
in the case of each such proposed action make a detailed written evaluation of its environmental impact before deciding whether to undertake or approve such action. All such
environmental impact evaluations shall be detailed statements setting forth the following: (1) A description of the proposed action which shall include, but not be limited to,
a description of the purpose and need of the proposed action, and, in the case of a
proposed facility, a description of the infrastructure needs of such facility, including,
but not limited to, parking, water supply, wastewater treatment and the square footage
of the facility; (2) the environmental consequences of the proposed action, including
cumulative, direct and indirect effects which might result during and subsequent to the
proposed action; (3) any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided and
irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources should the proposal be implemented; (4) alternatives to the proposed action, including the alternative of not proceeding with the proposed action and, in the case of a proposed facility, a list of all the sites
controlled by or reasonably available to the sponsoring agency that would meet the
stated purpose of such facility; (5) an evaluation of the proposed action's consistency
and each alternative's consistency with the state plan of conservation and development,
an evaluation of each alternative including, to the extent practicable, whether it avoids,
minimizes or mitigates environmental impacts, and, where appropriate, a description
of detailed mitigation measures proposed to minimize environmental impacts, including, but not limited to, where appropriate, a site plan; (6) an analysis of the short term
and long term economic, social and environmental costs and benefits of the proposed
action; (7) the effect of the proposed action on the use and conservation of energy resources; and (8) a description of the effects of the proposed action on sacred sites or
archaeological sites of state or national importance. In the case of an action which affects
existing housing, the evaluation shall also contain a detailed statement analyzing (A)
housing consequences of the proposed action, including direct and indirect effects which
might result during and subsequent to the proposed action by income group as defined
in section 8-37aa and by race, and (B) the consistency of the housing consequences with
the state's consolidated plan for housing and community development prepared pursuant
to section 8-37t. As used in this section, "sacred sites" and "archaeological sites" shall
have the same meaning as in section 10-381.

(d) (1) The Council on Environmental Quality shall publish a document at least
once a month to be called the Environmental Monitor which shall include any notices
the council receives pursuant to sections 22a-1b to 22a-1i, inclusive, and shall include
notice of the opportunity to request a public scoping meeting. Filings of such notices
received by five o'clock p.m. on the first day of each month shall be published in the
Environmental Monitor that is issued not later than ten days thereafter.

(2) The Council on Environmental Quality shall post the Environmental Monitor
on its Internet site and distribute a subscription or a copy of the Environmental Monitor
by electronic mail to any state agency, municipality or person upon request. The council
shall also provide the Environmental Monitor to the clerk of each municipality for posting in its town hall.

(e) Any state department, institution or agency that conducts an environmental impact evaluation pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may enter into a contract with
a person for the preparation of such evaluation, provided such department, institution
or agency: (1) Guides such person in the preparation of such evaluation, (2) participates
in the preparation of such evaluation, (3) independently reviews such evaluation prior
to submitting such evaluation for comment pursuant to section 22a-1d, and (4) assures
that any third party responsible for conducting any activity that is the subject of such
evaluation is not a party to such contract. Such department, institution or agency may
require any such third party responsible for conducting any activity that is the subject
of such evaluation to remit a fee to such department, institution or agency in an amount
sufficient to pay for the cost of hiring a person to prepare such evaluation in accordance
with the provisions of this subsection.

History: P.A. 77-514 clarified and extended requirements for written evaluations of environmental impact re proposed
actions of state agencies, inserting new Subdivs. (1), (5), (6) and (7) and renumbering others accordingly in Subsec. (b),
and deleted Subsec. (c) which was incorporated in new form in Subsec. (b)(6); P.A. 89-368 added Subsec. (b)(8) which
requires environmental impact evaluations to include a description of the effects of the proposed action on sacred or
archaeological sites; P.A. 91-228 added provisions re content of evaluations of actions which affect existing housing; P.A.
99-94 amended Subsec. (b) by changing "state housing advisory plan" to "long-range state housing plan"; P.A. 02-121
added new Subsec. (b) re early public scoping process, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c) and, in said Subsec.,
amended Subdiv. (1) to list information that must be included in description of the proposed action, amended Subdiv. (2)
to add "cumulative", amended Subdivs. (4) and (5) to require list of all sites that would meet the stated purpose of a
proposed facility, evaluation of the proposed actions and each alternative's consistency with the state plan of conservation
and development, an evaluation of each alternative, and a site plan where appropriate and amended Subdiv. (8) to make
a technical change, and added Subsec. (d) re publication and distribution of the Environmental Monitor; P.A. 03-123 made
technical changes in Subsecs. (b), (c)(5) and (d)(1), effective June 26, 2003; P.A. 10-120 added Subsec. (e) to authorize
agency conducting environmental impact evaluation to enter into contract for preparation of such evaluation, effective
June 7, 2010; P.A. 11-124 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing "long-range state housing plan adopted under" with "state's
consolidated plan for housing and community development prepared pursuant to" re Sec. 8-37t.

Sec. 22a-1d. Review of environmental impact evaluations. Notification to municipalities and agencies. (a) Environmental impact evaluations and a summary thereof,
including any negative findings shall be submitted for comment and review to the Council on Environmental Quality, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection,
the Office of Policy and Management, the Department of Economic and Community
Development in the case of a proposed action that affects existing housing, and other
appropriate agencies, and to the town clerk of each municipality affected thereby, and
shall be made available to the public for inspection and comment at the same time. The
sponsoring agency shall publish forthwith a notice of the availability of its environmental
impact evaluation and summary in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality
at least once a week for three consecutive weeks and in the Environmental Monitor.
The sponsoring agency preparing an environmental impact evaluation shall hold a public
hearing on the evaluation if twenty-five persons or an association having not less than
twenty-five persons requests such a hearing within ten days of the publication of the
notice in the Environmental Monitor.

(b) All comments received by the sponsoring agency and the sponsoring agency's
responses to such comments shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the Office of Policy
and Management.

(c) All comments and responses so forwarded to the Secretary of the Office of Policy
and Management shall be available for public inspection.

History: P.A. 75-621 required submission of summary including negative findings as well as evaluations and environmental statements, added town clerks of affected municipalities as recipients of evaluations, summaries, etc. and required
publication of notice of availability of evaluations, etc. in Subsec. (a) and deleted Subsec. (d) which had required that
evaluations, etc. conform to regulations of environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 77-514 transferred responsibility
for publication of availability notice from town clerks to department or agency responsible for preparing evaluation in
question, required publication in Connecticut Law Journal as well as in newspaper and added provision re public hearings;
P.A. 77-614 replaced state planning council with secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 81-177 amended
Subsec. (a) by requiring that evaluations be submitted to the historical commission and authorizing a hearing on the finding
of no significant environmental impact; P.A. 91-228 amended Subsec. (a) to require that evaluations of actions that affect
existing housing be submitted to the department of housing; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and
Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 02-121
amended Subsec. (a) to substitute "environmental impact evaluations" for "evaluations required by sections 22a-1a to
22a-1f, inclusive" and for "an evaluation required by section 22a-1b", substitute "sponsoring agency" for "department,
institution or agency responsible for preparing an evaluation" and for "department, institution or agency preparing an
evaluation", replace references to the Connecticut Law Journal with references to the Environmental Monitor, add the
Office of Policy and Management to the list of parties to which evaluations shall be submitted and delete provisions
re finding that proposed actions shall have no significant environmental impact, and amended Subsec. (b) to substitute
"sponsoring agency" for "agency, department or institution preparing the evaluation" and to require the sponsoring agency
to forward its responses to comments it receives to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; P.A. 03-123
made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective June 26, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-20 replaced the
Connecticut Historical Commission with the Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both
replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture
and Tourism; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to delete "the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism", effective
July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, "Department of Environmental Protection" was changed editorially by the Revisors
to "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection" in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.

PART II
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 22a-2. Definitions. Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Permitted delegations of authority. (a) As used in this title and chapters 263,
268, 348, 360, 447, 448, 449, 452, 462, 474, 476, 477, 478, 479, 490 and 495, except
where otherwise provided, "commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and
Environmental Protection or his or her designated agent. The Commissioner of Energy
and Environmental Protection shall have the authority to designate as his or her agent
(1) any deputy commissioner to exercise all or part of the authority, powers and duties of
said commissioner in his or her absence, (2) any deputy commissioner or any employee,
assistant or agent employed pursuant to section 22a-4 to exercise such authority of the
Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection as he or she delegates for the
administration or enforcement of any applicable statute, regulation, permit or order,
(3) the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and any local air
pollution control official or agency to exercise such authority as the Commissioner of
Energy and Environmental Protection delegates for the enforcement of any applicable
statute, regulation, order or permit pertaining to air pollution, except the authority to
render a final decision, after a hearing, assessing a civil penalty under said section 22a-6b, and (4) any municipal police department the authority to enforce the provisions of
chapters 268 and 490.

Sec. 22a-2d. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Jurisdiction. Goals. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Commissioner. Bureaus. Successor department. Substitution of terms. (a) There is established a Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection, which shall have jurisdiction relating to the preservation and protection of the air, water and other natural resources of the state, energy
and policy planning and regulation and advancement of telecommunications and related
technology. For the purposes of energy policy and regulation, the department shall have
the following goals: (1) Reducing rates and decreasing costs for Connecticut's ratepayers, (2) ensuring the reliability and safety of our state's energy supply, (3) increasing
the use of clean energy and technologies that support clean energy, and (4) developing
the state's energy-related economy. For the purpose of environmental protection and
regulation, the department shall have the following goals: (A) Conserving, improving
and protecting the natural resources and environment of the state, and (B) preserving
the natural environment while fostering sustainable development. The Public Utilities
Regulatory Authority within the department shall be responsible for all matters of rate
regulation for public utilities and regulated entities under title 16 and shall promote
policies that will lead to just and reasonable utility rates. The department head shall be
the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection who shall be appointed by
the Governor in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, with
the powers and duties therein prescribed. The Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection shall establish bureaus, one of which shall be designated an energy bureau.

(b) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department
of Public Utility Control in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and
4-39.

(f) Wherever the words "Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management" are
used or referred to in the following sections of title 16a, the words "Commissioner of
Energy and Environmental Protection" shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 16a-4d, 16a-14, 16a-22, 16a-22c, 16a-22h, 16a-22i, 16a-22j, 16a-23t, 16a-37f, 16a-38, 16a-38a, 16a-38b, 16a-38i, 16a-38j, 16a-39b, 16a-40b, 16a-44b, 16a-46a, 16a-46b, 16a-46c, 16a-46e,
16a-46f and 16a-102.

(j) Wherever the words "Renewable Energy Investment Fund" are used or referred
to in the following sections of the general statutes, the words "Clean Energy Fund" shall
be substituted in lieu thereof: 16-1, 16-243q, 16-245, 16-245e, 16-245f, 16-245i, 16-245j, 16-245w, 16-245aa, 16a-38p, and 32-9ww.

(k) Wherever the term "Department of Environmental Protection" or "Department
of Public Utility Control" is used or referred to in any public or special act of 2011, or
in any section of the general statutes which is amended in 2011, "Department of Energy
and Environmental Protection" shall be substituted in lieu thereof.

(l) Wherever the term "Commissioner of Environmental Protection" is used or referred to in any public or special act of 2011, or in any section of the general statutes
which is amended in 2011, "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection"
shall be substituted in lieu thereof.

(m) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the provisions of
this section, make such conforming, technical, grammatical and punctuation changes
as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

Sec. 22a-5. Duties and powers of commissioner. The commissioner shall carry
out the energy and environmental policies of the state and shall have all powers necessary
and convenient to faithfully discharge this duty. In addition to and consistent with the
environment policy of the state, the commissioner shall (1) promote and coordinate
management of water, land and air resources to assure their protection, enhancement
and proper allocation and utilization; (2) provide for the protection and management of
plants, trees, fish, shellfish, wildlife and other animal life of all types, including the
preservation of endangered species; (3) provide for the protection, enhancement and
management of the public forests, parks, open spaces and natural area preserves; (4)
provide for the protection, enhancement and management of inland, marine and coastal
water resources, including, but not limited to, wetlands, rivers, estuaries and shorelines;
(5) provide for the prevention and abatement of all water, land and air pollution including, but not limited to, that related to particulates, gases, dust, vapors, noise, radiation,
odors, nutrients and cooled or heated liquids, gases and solids; (6) provide for control
of pests and regulate the use, storage and disposal of pesticides and other chemicals
which may be harmful to man, sea life, animals, plant life or natural resources; (7)
regulate the disposal of solid waste and liquid waste, including but not limited to, domestic and industrial refuse, junk motor vehicles, litter and debris, which methods shall be
consistent with sound health, scenic environmental quality and land use practices; (8)
regulate the storage, handling and transportation of solids, liquids and gases which may
cause or contribute to pollution; (9) provide for minimum state-wide standards for the
mining, extraction, excavation or removal of earth materials of all types; (10) develop
a comprehensive energy plan for the state; (11) transition the state to cleaner, more
diverse and sustainable sources of energy; and (12) create opportunities for innovation
and technological advances in conserving energy and reducing costs.

(1971, P.A. 872, S. 6; P.A. 11-80, S. 56.)

History: P.A. 11-80 added requirement that commissioner carry out the energy policies of the state, made technical
changes and added Subdiv. (10) re development of a comprehensive energy plan for the state, Subdiv. (11) re transition
to cleaner, more diverse and sustainable sources of energy and Subdiv. (12) re creation of opportunities for innovation and
technological advances in conserving energy and reducing costs, effective July 1, 2011.

Sec. 22a-6. Commissioner to establish environmental standards, regulations
and fees, to make contracts and studies and to issue permits. Complaints. Hearings.
Bonds. Notice of contested cases. Fee waivers. (a) The commissioner may: (1) Adopt,
amend or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, such environmental
standards, criteria and regulations, and such procedural regulations as are necessary and
proper to carry out his functions, powers and duties; (2) enter into contracts with any
person, firm, corporation or association to do all things necessary or convenient to carry
out the functions, powers and duties of the department; (3) initiate and receive complaints as to any actual or suspected violation of any statute, regulation, permit or order
administered, adopted or issued by him. The commissioner shall have the power to hold
hearings, administer oaths, take testimony and subpoena witnesses and evidence, enter
orders and institute legal proceedings including, but not limited to, suits for injunctions,
for the enforcement of any statute, regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or
issued by him; (4) in accordance with regulations adopted by him, require, issue, renew,
revoke, modify or deny permits, under such conditions as he may prescribe, governing
all sources of pollution in Connecticut within his jurisdiction; (5) in accordance with
constitutional limitations, enter at all reasonable times, without liability, upon any public
or private property, except a private residence, for the purpose of inspection and investigation to ascertain possible violations of any statute, regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or issued by him and the owner, managing agent or occupant of any
such property shall permit such entry, and no action for trespass shall lie against the
commissioner for such entry, or he may apply to any court having criminal jurisdiction
for a warrant to inspect such premises to determine compliance with any statute, regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or enforced by him, provided any information
relating to secret processes or methods of manufacture or production ascertained by the
commissioner during, or as a result of, any inspection, investigation, hearing or otherwise shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed except that, notwithstanding
the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 1-210, such information
may be disclosed by the commissioner to the United States Environmental Protection
Agency pursuant to the federal Freedom of Information Act of 1976, (5 USC 552) and
regulations adopted thereunder or, if such information is submitted after June 4, 1986,
to any person pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.); (6) undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or analyses he may deem relevant, through the personnel of the department or in cooperation with any public or private agency, to accomplish the functions, powers and duties of the commissioner; (7) require the posting of
sufficient performance bond or other security to assure compliance with any permit or
order; (8) provide by notice printed on any form that any false statement made thereon
or pursuant thereto is punishable as a criminal offense under section 53a-157b; (9) construct or repair or contract for the construction or repair of any dam or flood and erosion
control system under his control and management, make or contract for the making of
any alteration, repair or addition to any other real asset under his control and management, including rented or leased premises, involving an expenditure of five hundred
thousand dollars or less, and, with prior approval of the Commissioner of Construction
Services, make or contract for the making of any alteration, repair or addition to such
other real asset under his control and management involving an expenditure of more
than five hundred thousand dollars but not more than one million dollars; (10) in consultation with affected town and watershed organizations, enter into a lease agreement with
a private entity owning a facility to allow the private entity to generate hydroelectricity
provided the project meets the certification standards of the Low Impact Hydropower
Institute; (11) by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54,
require the payment of a fee sufficient to cover the reasonable cost of the search, duplication and review of records requested under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined
in section 1-200, and the reasonable cost of reviewing and acting upon an application
for and monitoring compliance with the terms and conditions of any state or federal
permit, license, registration, order, certificate or approval required pursuant to subsection (i) of section 22a-39, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-96, subsections (h), (i)
and (k) of section 22a-424, and sections 22a-6d, 22a-32, 22a-134a, 22a-134e, 22a-135,
22a-148, 22a-150, 22a-174, 22a-208, 22a-208a, 22a-209, 22a-342, 22a-345, 22a-354i,
22a-361, 22a-363c, 22a-368, 22a-372, 22a-379, 22a-403, 22a-409, 22a-416, 22a-428
to 22a-432, inclusive, 22a-449 and 22a-454 to 22a-454c, inclusive, and Section 401 of
the federal Clean Water Act, (33 USC 1341). Such costs may include, but are not limited
to the costs of (A) public notice, (B) reviews, inspections and testing incidental to the
issuance of and monitoring of compliance with such permits, licenses, orders, certificates and approvals, and (C) surveying and staking boundary lines. The applicant shall
pay the fee established in accordance with the provisions of this section prior to the
final decision of the commissioner on the application. The commissioner may postpone
review of an application until receipt of the payment. Payment of a fee for monitoring
compliance with the terms or conditions of a permit shall be at such time as the commissioner deems necessary and is required for an approval to remain valid; and (12) by
regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, require the payment
of a fee sufficient to cover the reasonable cost of responding to requests for information
concerning the status of real estate with regard to compliance with environmental statutes, regulations, permits or orders. Such fee shall be paid by the person requesting such
information at the time of the request. Funds not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars
received by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (g) of section 22a-174, during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited
to the appropriations of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in
accordance with the provisions of section 4-86, and such funds shall not lapse until June
30, 1986. In any action brought against any employee of the department acting within
his scope of delegated authority in performing any of the above-listed duties, the employee shall be represented by the Attorney General.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section no municipality
shall be required to pay more than fifty per cent of any fee established by the commissioner pursuant to said subsection.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54 establishing a separate fee schedule for the payment of fees by municipalities.
The schedule of fees paid by municipalities pursuant to section 22a-430 shall be graduated and reflect the sum of the average daily flows of wastewater in a municipality
applying for a permit.

(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall provide notice
of any proceeding involving a specific site if any decision by the commissioner concerning such site is contested. The notice shall be sent to the chief executive officer of the
municipality in which such site is located and to each member of the legislature in whose
district such site is located. A copy of such notice shall be made a part of the record of
any other proceeding before the commissioner on such site.

(e) Whenever the commissioner issues an order to enforce any statute, regulation,
permit or order administered or issued by him, any person or municipality aggrieved
by such order may, except as otherwise provided by law, request a hearing before the
commissioner within thirty days from the date such order is sent. Such hearing shall be
conducted in accordance with the procedures provided by chapter 54.

(f) The provisions of sections 22a-45a and 22a-174, subsection (r) of section 22a-208a, sections 22a-349a, 22a-354p, 22a-378a, 22a-411 and 22a-430b and subsection
(d) of section 22a-454 which authorize the issuance of general permits shall not affect
the authority of the commissioner, under any statute or regulation, to abate pollution
or to enforce the laws under his jurisdiction, including the authority to institute legal
proceedings. Such proceedings may include summary suspension in accordance with
subsection (c) of section 4-182. The commissioner may reissue, modify, revoke or suspend any general permit in accordance with the procedures set forth for the issuance of
such permit.

(g) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing a schedule of subscription fees to cover the reasonable cost to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection of responding to requests for notices of applications for permits and other
licenses and tentative determinations thereon issued by the commissioner.

(h) The commissioner may adopt regulations pertaining to activities for which the
federal government has adopted standards or procedures. All provisions of such regulations which differ from federal standards or procedures shall be clearly distinguishable
from such standards or procedures either on the face of the proposed regulation or
through supplemental documentation accompanying the proposed regulation at the time
of the notice concerning such regulation required under section 4-168. An explanation
for all such provisions shall be included in the regulation-making record required under
chapter 54 and shall be publicly available at the time of the notice concerning the regulation required under section 4-168. This subsection shall apply to any regulation for
which a notice of intent to adopt is published on and after July 1, 1999.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no person shall
be required to pay any fee established by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-133x, 22a-133aa, 22a-134a or 22a-134e for any new or pending application, provided
such person has received financial assistance from any department, institution, agency
or authority of the state for the purpose of investigation or remediation, or both, of a
brownfield site, as defined in section 32-9kk, and such activity would otherwise require
a fee to be paid to the commissioner for the activity conducted with such financial
assistance.

(j) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no department,
institution, agency or authority of the state or the state system of higher education shall
be required to pay any fee established by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-133x, 22a-133aa, 22a-134a or 22a-134e for any new or pending application, provided
such division of the state is conducting an investigation or remediation, or both, of a
brownfield site, as defined in section 32-9kk, and siting a state facility on such
brownfield site.

(k) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no person shall
be required to pay any fee associated with a brownfield, as defined in section 32-9kk,
due to the commissioner resulting from the actions of another party prior to their acquisition of such brownfield, provided such person intends to investigate and remediate such
brownfield.

History: P.A. 73-665 replaced alphabetic Subdiv. indicators with numeric ones, deleted listing of specific sections and
chapters with regard to which commissioner has power, granted commissioner power to make "procedural regulations",
deleted references to powers of commissioner's agents, empowered commissioner to control permits, allowed commissioner to obtain warrant for inspection purposes, empowered commissioner to require performance bonds and to provide
notice that false statement is a criminal offense and deleted provisions re procedure for hearings held by commissioner or
hearing officer appointed by him; P.A. 74-188 added Subdiv. (9) re commissioner's power to make contracts; P.A. 81-227 authorized the commissioner to enter upon private property without liability and without being subject to suit for
trespass and required that attorney general represent department employees in suits against them for actions performed in
course of their duties; P.A. 82-91 added Subdiv. (10) which authorized commissioner, by regulation, to require payment
of fee to cover cost of reviewing application for and monitoring compliance with terms of various permits, licenses, orders,
certificates or approvals, and provided that all funds received by commissioner under this section and Sec. 19-508(g)
during fiscal year 82-83 shall be deposited in general fund, credited to appropriations of department and shall not lapse
until June 30, 1984; P.A. 82-180 amended Subdiv. (5) to authorize disclosure of information to the Environmental Protection
Agency pursuant to federal law; P.A. 83-555 empowered the commissioner to require the payment of a fee for acting upon
and monitoring compliance with permits required by Secs. 22a-424, 22a-174 and 22a-368, specified the time of payment
for an application and any subsequent monitoring of compliance with the terms of a permit and extended time for deposit
of funds received in general fund and time at which funds lapse by one year; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-38 allowed the
commissioner of environmental protection to construct or repair any dam or flood or erosion control system involving an
expenditure of less than $250,000 and allowed the commissioner to contract for the repair or alteration of any real asset
under his control involving an expenditure of $100,000 or less and to do the same for real assets involving an expenditure
between $100,000 and $250,000, with the prior approval of the commissioner of administrative services, replacing provision
which had authorized commissioner to contract for repairs, etc. costing $50,000 or less but which had required bids for
expenditures between $25,000 and $50,000; P.A. 84-120 amended Subdiv. (10) to authorize a fee for monitoring compliance
with the terms and conditions of any registration; P.A. 84-542 limited the funds received pursuant to Sec. 22a-174 and
which are earmarked for the department of environmental protection for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, to $200,000;
P.A. 84-546 made technical changes to section and added language re payment of fee; P.A. 85-392 amended Subdiv. (10)
to authorize a fee for solid waste permits, adding references to Secs. 22a-208 and 22a-209; P.A. 85-515 made existing
provisions Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b), re amount of fees paid by municipalities and adoption of regulations establishing municipal fee schedules; P.A. 85-571 added provision in Subsec. (b) entitling any municipality paying fee on or after
May 15, 1984, and prior to October 1, 1985 to a credit, and divided Subsec. (b) to create Subsecs. (b) and (c); P.A. 86-277
amended Subsec. (a)(1) by requiring public hearings for amendments to regulations that incorporate amendments to federal
law which is a part of state regulation only upon request of a group of fifteen persons or more or a governmental subdivision
or agency, and amended Subsec. (a)(5) by authorizing disclosure of information submitted after June 4, 1986; P.A. 86-403 made technical changes in Subsec. (a); P.A. 87-98 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to delete provisions re public hearings on
regulations; P.A. 87-144 added Subsec. (d) re notice of proceedings involving specific sites; P.A. 87-219 added Subsec.
(a)(11) authorizing the commissioner to charge a fee to determine the status of real estate; P.A. 87-496 substituted "public
works" for "administrative services" commissioner in Subsec. (a); (Revisor's note: In 1989 the numeric subparagraph
indicators in Subdiv. (10) of Subsec. (a) were changed editorially by the Revisors to alphabetic indicators in the interests
of consistency of usage); P.A. 89-139 doubled expenditure limits in Subsec. (a)(9); P.A. 89-197 amended Subsec. (a)(10)
to authorize a fee for reviews of transfers of hazardous waste establishments under Sec. 22a-134a; P.A. 90-231 amended
Subsec. (a)(10) to require that fees cover cost of search, duplication and review of records requested under freedom of
information act and to add references to Secs. 22a-6d, 22a-134e, 22a-135, 22a-148, 22a-150, 22a-174a, 22a-363c, 22a-372, 22a-379, 22a-409, 22a-449 and 22a-454a to 22a-454c, inclusive; P.A. 91-200 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize all
expenditures of $500,000 or less, eliminating previous distinction between expenditures for dams or flood control systems
and those involving other real assets and to increase expenditure limit where prior approval has been obtained from $500,000
to $1,000,000; P.A. 92-51 added Subsec. (e) re hearings on orders of the commissioner; P.A. 92-162 added new Subsec.
(f) re authority of commissioner relative to general permits issued under title 22a; P.A. 92-217 amended Subsec. (a) to
authorize the commissioner to adopt regulations re fees for applications and monitoring compliance with Section 401 of
the federal Clean Water Act; P.A. 93-428 added new Subsec. (g) re subscription fees for notices of permit applications,
effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-145 deleted a reference to repealed Sec. 22a-384 in Subsec. (a); P.A. 97-47 amended Subsec.
(a) by inserting reference to Sec. 1-18a; P.A. 98-134 added new Subsec. (h) re adoption of regulations which differ from
applicable federal standards; P.A. 03-276 amended Subsec. (h) to replace "public hearing on" with "notice concerning",
to replace "chapter 54" with "section 4-168" and to add provision re public availability at the time of notice, effective July
1, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (a)(10) by adding "22a-354i" and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting
provision re credit for any municipality which paid a fee on or after May 15, 1984, and prior to October 1, 1985, effective
August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-151 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to Sec. 22a-174a, effective May 21, 2004; P.A. 07-45 amended Subsec. (h) to delete "the applicable" re federal standards or procedures; P.A. 07-242 amended Subsec. (a)
by adding new Subdiv. (10) re leases with private entities allowing hydroelectricity generation and redesignating existing
Subdivs. (10) and (11) as Subdivs. (11) and (12), respectively; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, "Commissioner of Public Works"
was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Construction Services" in Subsec. (a)(9), effective July 1,
2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, "Commissioner of Environmental Protection" and "Department of Environmental Protection"
were changed editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" and "Department
of Energy and Environmental Protection", respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-141 added Subsecs. (i) to (k) re
waiver of fees, effective July 8, 2011.

Sec. 22a-6dd. Consent orders for remediation of land. Modification. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whenever the Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection enters a consent order with a party concerning one or more
parcels of land and such consent order requires, in whole or in part, the remediation of
such land, the requirements and standards for such remediation shall not be modified
by the department unless both the department and such party agree to such modification.

(P.A. 11-80, S. 1; 11-162, S. 1.)

History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, "Department of Environmental Protection" was changed editorially by the Revisors
to "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection", effective July 1, 2011.

Sec. 22a-19b. Exception for certain property listed on the state register of historic places. The provisions of section 22a-19a shall not apply to any property or structure, or any portion thereof, that was first listed on the state register of historic places
during the month of March, 2001, if (1) the owner of such property or structure delivers
or has delivered to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and
to the State Historic Preservation Officer a written and notarized objection to the listing
of such property or structure on the National Register of Historic Places that certifies
the person's ownership of such property or structure, and (2) such objection has not
been withdrawn or rescinded by the owner's written and notarized notice of withdrawal
or rescission of objection.

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-20 replaced the
Connecticut Historical Commission with the Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, both
replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture
and Tourism; P.A. 11-48 replaced "director of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism" with "Commissioner
of Economic and Community Development", effective July 1, 2011.

Sec. 22a-26a. State-owned properties providing public access to Long Island
Sound. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with
the Departments of Transportation and Administrative Services, The University of Connecticut and other state agencies with jurisdiction over state-owned properties, shall
identify state-owned properties which provide public access to the waters of Long Island
Sound and, in addition, identify other properties which the state may acquire to provide
public access to the waters of Long Island Sound. The properties to be identified shall
include highway easements, bridge crossings, university-owned lands, railroad rights-of-way and other coastal or riverfront properties owned or controlled by the state or by
others. State-owned properties which are used for non-water-dependent activities shall
be assessed for reclassification to public water-dependent use or shared use. The department shall submit a report of its findings to the joint standing committee of the General
Assembly having cognizance of matters concerning the environment on or before October 1, 1992, and the Comptroller shall cause such findings to be added to and made a
part of the inventory of state property required pursuant to the provisions of section 4-36.

(P.A. 90-126; P.A. 11-51, S. 69; 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 11-51 replaced "Department of Public Works" with "Department of Administrative Services", effective
July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, "Department of Environmental Protection" was changed editorially by the Revisors
to "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection", effective July 1, 2011.

Sec. 22a-27s. Face of Connecticut Steering Committee: Membership, chairperson. (a) There is established the Face of Connecticut Steering Committee, which
shall be within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for administrative purposes only. Such committee shall direct the expenditure of any funds deposited
in the Face of Connecticut account created under section 22a-27t. The committee shall
consist of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, the
Commissioner of Agriculture, the chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory
Committee, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and ten members as
follows: (1) A representative of a local organization involved in historic preservation,
appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (2) a representative of a
nonprofit organization involved in farmland preservation, appointed by the president pro
tempore of the Senate; (3) a representative of a local or regional nonprofit organization
involved in the preservation of open space, appointed by the majority leader of the House
of Representatives; (4) a representative of a water company actively involved in land
preservation, appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; (5) a representative of the
agricultural industry, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(6) a representative of a state-wide nonprofit involved in the preservation of open space,
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; (7) a representative of a state-wide
nonprofit organization involved in historic preservation, appointed by the Governor;
(8) a representative of an organization involved with community redevelopment, appointed by the Governor; (9) a representative of the legislative Brownfields Task Force,
appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; and (10) a representative of
the environmental law section of the Connecticut Bar Association who is involved with
brownfields remediation, appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate.

(b) All initial appointments to the committee shall be made not later than September
1, 2008. The term of each appointed member of the steering committee shall be coterminous with the term of the appointing authority or until a successor is chosen, whichever
is later. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall serve as the
chairperson of the committee for the two years following the appointment of the committee, followed first by the Commissioner of Agriculture for two years and subsequently by
the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or said commissioner's
designee for two years. Such rotation shall repeat every two years thereafter in the order
specified in this subsection, except that if there is a vacancy in one of said positions,
one of the other commissioners may serve as chairperson until the vacancy is filled.

(c) The committee shall meet quarterly.

(P.A. 08-174, S. 2; P.A. 11-48, S. 169; 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 08-174 effective June 13, 2008; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to replace "executive director of the
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism" with "chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee"
and amended Subsec. (b) to delete "and subsequently by the executive director of the Connecticut Commission on Culture
and Tourism for two years", effective July 1, 2011 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (b), the words "or the executive director" were
deleted editorially by the Revisors to conform with changes made by P.A. 11-48); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, "Commissioner of
Environmental Protection" and "Department of Environmental Protection" were changed editorially by the Revisors to
"Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" and "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection",
respectively, effective July 1, 2011.

Sec. 22a-27v. Long Island Sound account. Habitat restoration matching subaccount. (a) There is established an account to be known as the "Long Island Sound
account". The Long Island Sound account shall be a separate, nonlapsing account of
the General Fund. Any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account shall be
deposited in and credited to the Long Island Sound account. The account shall be available to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for (1) (A) restoration
and rehabilitation of tidal wetlands in proximity to Long Island Sound, (B) restoration
and rehabilitation of estuarine embayments in proximity to Long Island Sound, (C)
acquisition of public access to Long Island Sound, (D) propagation of and habitat protection for shellfish and finfish, including anadromous fish, and (E) education and public
outreach programs to enhance the public's understanding of the need to protect and
conserve the natural resources of Long Island Sound; (2) allocation of grants to agencies,
institutions or persons, including, but not limited to, the Long Island Sound Foundation,
to conduct research and to provide public education and public awareness to enhance
understanding and management of the natural resources of Long Island Sound; (3) provision of funds for services which support the protection and conservation of the natural
resources of Long Island Sound; or (4) reimbursement of the Department of Motor
Vehicles for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing Long Island Sound
commemorative number plates, including administrative expenses, pursuant to section
14-21e.

(b) The commissioner may receive private donations to the Long Island Sound
account and any such receipts shall be deposited in the account.

(c) The commissioner may provide for the reproduction and marketing of the Long
Island Sound commemorative number plate image for use on clothing, recreational
equipment, posters, mementoes, or other products or programs deemed by the commissioner to be suitable as a means of supporting the Long Island Sound account. Any funds
received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in the Long Island
Sound account.

(d) Within the Long Island Sound account, there shall be a subaccount to be known
as the "habitat restoration matching subaccount". The subaccount shall contain donations required to be deposited in the subaccount pursuant to section 14-21e. The subaccount may also contain moneys from public or private sources, or from the federal
government or a municipal government. The subaccount shall be available to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to: (1) Match federal and private
habitat restoration and rehabilitation funds, (2) provide grants to municipalities and
nonprofit organizations for habitat restoration and rehabilitation purposes within the
Long Island Sound watershed, (3) complete wildlife habitat acquisition, enhancement
and management projects, (4) promote public habitat restoration, rehabilitation and acquisition outreach within the Long Island Sound watershed, and (5) provide support to
lobster fishermen adversely impacted by any regulatory action deemed necessary to
rebuild the Long Island Sound lobster population. Nothing in this section shall prevent
the commissioner from obtaining or using funds from sources other than the subaccount
for the restoration and rehabilitation of habitats within the Long Island Sound watershed.